Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 2,437 m in New Mexico. Burke Point stands 2,774 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States (GNIS ID = 912785).
Wikidata Q49015869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,437 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Vista Overlook · 21 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pueblo Park Spring: 2.6 mi
- Hinkle Spring: 3.9 mi
- Flying T Spring: 4.0 mi
- Maverick Spring: 4.7 mi
- Upper Steeple Spring: 5.1 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.3 mi
- Black Bull Peak: 3.2 mi
- Maverick Peak: 4.7 mi
- Devils Monument: 5.1 mi
- Tige Rim: 4.0 mi
- Devils Washboard: 11.0 mi
- Burke Point: 12.9 mi
- Turtle Rock: 13.8 mi
- Windy Point: 18.2 mi
- Dangerous Park: 2.3 mi
- Crabtree Park: 19.5 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 22.3 mi
- Yequas Park: 23.8 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 15.5 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 18.2 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 18.9 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 19.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.3 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Chitty Falls: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Point | WNW 286° | 2,774 m | 13.8 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,673 m | 8.0 mi |
| San Francisco | NNE 33° | 2,618 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 236° | 2,612 m | 10.0 mi |
| San Francisco Mountains | NNE 18° | 2,580 m | 6.6 mi |
| Horse Mesa | N 10° | 2,572 m | 8.2 mi |
| W S Mountain | SW 216° | 2,563 m | 7.4 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | NNE 26° | 2,551 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912785 — Brushy Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600881
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